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How to produce a short scale version of a classic design without the need to retool. Actually, quite smart thinking from a business perspective. However, I suspect that there will be little, or no weight saving over the full scale versions, which has always been my problem with all maple Rics. The upside is that they shouldn’t look tiny on those with larger frames. In short (no pun intended), I’d like to try one.

Go Wild in the Country - Bow Wow Wow

Meet Me On The Corner - Lindisfarne

Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel

I stripped the whole neck and left a curve for the headstock transition and it looked OKish. I saw another owner’s attempt, where the black started as a point behind the nut and flared out to the full black headstock, which looked much better. I think stripping the back of headstock would have been the best solution. Mine was beast, weight-wise, but marvellously balanced.

The problem was that it wasn’t gloss, it was matt, made glossy by playing, which in turn made them sticky. I never regretted stripping mine, it felt and played so much better.

White Lines - Duran Duran

Burns did the folded over headstock thing, but not that body shape. Looks short scale too, to my eye.

Get Down - Gilbert O’Sullivan

Danny’s highlighting of the Giaccamo Turra debacle went way beyond the bass community.

Paul McCartney and Wangs

Nightbirds - Shakatak

Bite The Hand That Feeds - Paul Young

World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope

There are no daft questions, when it comes to researching basses. Basschat is always willing to help other members spend their money, it stops us spending ours .

It's Oh So Quiet - Björk & Betty Hutton

I'm sure Viv Wilcock would love these.

Slipknob

Keep Talking - Pink Floyd

Shout To The Top - The Style Council

There’s A Hole In My Bucket - Harry Belafonte and Odetta

Another from our old set list and one we also recorded as a demo.